David Lassman / The Post-StandardMary Gaffney talks with project organizer Peter Wirth on Oct. 4, 2008, about free daffodil bulbs that were being given away as part of the Wesctott Neighborhood Bulb Planting Project at the Westcott Community Center on Euclid Avenue. Syracuse, NY -- It’s never too early to think spring, and the Westcott Community Center’s seventh annual Bulb Giveaway and Garden Extravaganza encourages residents of that city neighborhood, as well as others, to do just that.

Some 5,400 daffodil bulbs will be available for free, in packs of 18, for the first 300 Westcott neighborhood residents who show up. But Peter Wirth, one of the event organizers, said anyone is welcome to attend the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Center at Westcott Street and Euclid Avenue.

Along with the free bulbs, there will be two showings of the documentary “Homegrown,” which tells the story of a family in Pasadena, Calif., that runs an organic farm in an urban environment. While “living off the grid,” the family produces more than 6,000 pounds of produce on less than a quarter of an acre.

“It’s pretty intriguing what this family does,” Wirth said of the 50-minute film. It will be shown at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

CNY Plantcycle will host a plant swap, in which certain perennials can be swapped for others or left to go into a garden at Levy Middle School in Syracuse. There also will be music by Larry Hoyt and Friends, and items for sale and a raffle. After the giveaway and programs, volunteers will plant bulbs in boxes along Westcott Street.